India Won Its Third Consecutive Match In Hockey Asia Cup. Defeated Kazakhstan 15-0

• By Thetripurapost Desk, Patna
• Sep 01, 2025
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India won their third consecutive match in the 2025 Hockey Asia Cup. The team defeated Kazakhstan by a big margin of 15-0 on Monday. This equalled the record for the biggest win in this year's tournament. Malaysia also defeated Chinese Taipei by the same margin earlier today.

Abhishek, Sukhjeet and Jugraj scored a hat-trick for India at Rajgir Sports Complex in Bihar. Abhishek scored a total of 4 goals. While Rajinder Singh, Harmanpreet Singh, Amit Rohidas, Sanjay and Dilpreet Singh scored 1 goal each. Sukhjeet was the Player of the Match.

India had already made it to the Super-4 of the tournament by defeating Japan on Sunday. The team had defeated China in the first match. China also made it to the Super-4 from Pool-A. Malaysia and South Korea entered the next round from Pool-B. The Kazakhstan team was playing the Asia Cup for the second time, the team could score only 1 goal in the tournament.

Starting-11

India: Harmanpreet Singh (captain), Dilpreet Singh, Jarmanpreet Singh, Manpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, Mandeep Singh, Krishan Bahadur Pathak (goalkeeper), Jugraj Singh, Sukhjeet, Sanjay, Rajinder Singh.

Substitutes: Abhishek, Sumit, Raj Kumar Pal, Amit Rohidas, Vivek Sagar, Suraj Karkera (goalkeeper), Shilanand Lakra.

Kazakhstan: Yerkebulan Dyusebekov (captain), Arsan Jahanat, Agimatay Dusengji, Maksat Zhokebayev, Babitov Jangez, Daniyar Yaraly, Rustam Yastmesov, Altynbek Aitkaliyev, Aman Yelubayev, Yerzhan Yelubayev (goalkeeper), Magzhan Nurmambet.

Substitutes: Darkhan Nurbaatar, Nuram Karikul, Yerbolat Baykadauletov, Rasul Duisengazi, Yevgeniy Ashgarin, Khamit Abilaev (goalkeeper), Arnur Dautaliyev